Upgrade: 4870 -> 6950 WOW!

Therion_Prime · #1 04-08-2011, 04:34 PM

I just upgraded my trusty old 4870 to a Sapphire 6950 2GB Ram.

CloD runs very smooth now (even before the patch) with most settings on high.

Wow. It's a HUGE improvement!

senseispcc · #2 04-08-2011, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Therion_Prime

I just upgraded my trusty old 4870 to a Sapphire 6950 2GB Ram.

CloD runs very smooth now (even before the patch) with most settings on high.

Wow. It's a HUGE improvement!

Yes, it is and for a other maker;
Geforce gtx295 to Geforce gtx580.
It make the same big difference.
20 to 30 fps before now 40 to 50fps.

Have a nice day.

Win7 x64
Asus p6x58d
I7 975 3.75Ghz
System & game HDD 256Gb 10.000rpm.
12 Gb (6*2Gb) ddr3 1333Mhz memory
Geforce gtx580 1.5Gb
Trackir 5
Saitek X52

Tone71 · #3 04-08-2011, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Therion_Prime

I just upgraded my trusty old 4870 to a Sapphire 6950 2GB Ram.

CloD runs very smooth now (even before the patch) with most settings on high.

Wow. It's a HUGE improvement!

Interesting. What processor you got that paired up with? And how much RAM?

Osprey · #4 04-08-2011, 05:05 PM

Shouldn't matter too much, read this.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/upgrad...iew-31976.html
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/compon...iew-31983.html

If you're a gamer, do the card.

Therion_Prime · #5 04-08-2011, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Tone71

Interesting. What processor you got that paired up with? And how much RAM?

i7 950
6GB Corsair

IbnSolmyr · #6 04-08-2011, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Therion_Prime

i7 950
6GB Corsair

Seems that we both have almost the same PC rig, tough i didn't change my GC yet : i7 950, 12 Go RAM, 4870 > 2 Go OC, and i was interested in changing for a 6950 2 Go... Nice to hear there a noticeable difference ! Could you clarify what you said with FPSs ? (in same situations, with AI control in exact same mission and with same view for instance..)

Do you have an SSD ?

stang65 · #7 04-09-2011, 03:24 PM

Same here, 4870 512mb-> 6950 2gb and after that it´s a whole different game.

CPU E8500 (OC4Ghz), 4GB Ram, Vista 64bit.

doghous3 · #8 04-09-2011, 03:48 PM

Out of interest mr Prime, what resolution you running it at?

Therion_Prime · #9 04-10-2011, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by doghous3

Out of interest mr Prime, what resolution you running it at?

1366 x 768

TonyD · #10 04-10-2011, 03:17 PM

Good to hear - I'm planning on doing the same very soon. It seems that 1GB of VRAM is insufficient to run this on 'high', so it seems a logical choice seeing that I'm a fan of the red team (or is it now the green/red team?)